Why does convection occur in solid materials?

When convection occur a solid moves from place to place?

false because it is a solid

Why doesn't convection occur in a solid material?

Convection is fluid flow. It requires the movement of atoms and molecules within fluids (liquids or gases). In a solid, atoms and molecule are fixed in place and the material of a solid does not flow, so there can be no convection. Note 1. The answer above directly applies to 99.9% of the cases. There are peculiar amorphous materials, such as elastic materials, where one might consider them solid but they undergo some movement. There are also "visco-elastic" materials which exhibit both elasticity and flow. (For example below Earth's tectonic plates is the visco-elastic asthenosphere. Some artificial polymers and foams will behave partly as fluids and partly as elastic solids.) True solids do not flow. Note 2. There are links below related questions on why there is no heat transfer by convection in solids and why there is convection in fluids.

A circular flow of warmer fluid and cooler fluid is called a?

A convection current, however, this can also occur with gases.

What is heat transfer by convection possible only in liquids and gases?

Because convection occurs by convection currents. Convection currents occur as a result of the movement of a body. Since solids cant move, convection only occurs in fluid, i.e., liquids and gases

How does heat loss occur?

It can occur through conduction, convection and radiation.

When convection occur a solid moves from place to place?

false because it is a solid

What processes occur when a fluid or semi solid is heated?

convection

Why doesn't convection occur in a solid material?

Convection is fluid flow. It requires the movement of atoms and molecules within fluids (liquids or gases). In a solid, atoms and molecule are fixed in place and the material of a solid does not flow, so there can be no convection. Note 1. The answer above directly applies to 99.9% of the cases. There are peculiar amorphous materials, such as elastic materials, where one might consider them solid but they undergo some movement. There are also "visco-elastic" materials which exhibit both elasticity and flow. (For example below Earth's tectonic plates is the visco-elastic asthenosphere. Some artificial polymers and foams will behave partly as fluids and partly as elastic solids.) True solids do not flow. Note 2. There are links below related questions on why there is no heat transfer by convection in solids and why there is convection in fluids.

Why do convection currents not occur in some components of the structure of the earth?

Convection currents can occur in either a gas or liquid medium but not in a solid medium (so you can have them in air, and you can have them in magma, but you can't have them in solid rock) and they only occur when there is a temperature difference, so that hotter, less dense material will rise, and colder, denser material will sink.

Allows convection and can be a good conductor of heat?

A circular flow of warmer fluid and cooler fluid is called a?

A convection current, however, this can also occur with gases.

What is heat transfer by convection possible only in liquids and gases?

Because convection occurs by convection currents. Convection currents occur as a result of the movement of a body. Since solids cant move, convection only occurs in fluid, i.e., liquids and gases

Where does convection occur?

Convection occurs when and where a fluid is in a gravity field and heat is applied to its base.

Differences in a material's is what drives convection?

Differences in a materials __________ is what drives convection

Where does convection occur on the sun?

The core

What are convection currents and in which layer do they occur?

no